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Managua, Nicaragua (Gamse-Fields) by Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, vocal by Stuart Wade and Ensemble (CD audio source)
Martin's most popular recording of 1947 was this happy #1 hit, though it had some stiff competition from the Guy Lombardo and Kay Kyser versions. Those are both included in this collection, as is the Freddy Martin tune "The Lady From 29 Palms."
TIP: Click this link to browse through all 128 videos of the 1947 HITSARCHIVE collection, alphabetically arranged in the convenient YouTube Playlist format: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTFzQlK7fWk-5DDC-ickml_On0NNJ3D3p
THE 1947 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or "re-processed stereo")
MusicProf78 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicprof78/689903871053047

FUNARTE is an organization in Nicaragua that is dedicated to spreading messages of peace and social justice through artwork, and serves at-risk youth in Nicaragua. Their work can be seen on our Casa in Managua and on murals created by visiting artists in Ontario. This video explains what FUNARTE means to Nicaraguans.

published:24 Jun 2015

views:17

The Things Are ChangingProduction’s “Dare to DreamProject” is a youth media program started in 2008 as an annual media arts initiative for New York City youth, developed by mentors Joél Mejia and KatyWalker. This pilot project is a way to provide adolescents and young adults with hands-on artistic training and opportunities for creative expression. The themes covered in the workshops and after school activities include cultural identity, media literacy, environmental conservation, bi-lingual communication, creative expression, community building as well as understanding what it means to be a global citizen.
Red HookArt Project’s mission is to help children and youth who have shown previous dedication to their talent to develop their self-esteem, self- expression, creativity, and responsibility through mentor relationships with working artists, musicians, and writers.
https://redhook-artproject.squarespace.com/katy-walker/
AtelierFavela in Nicaragua is a humanitarian organisation that supports the poverty-stricken children of Ticuantepe Nicaragua. Through lessons in Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, Circus and Capoeira at our cultural centre we hope to stimulate personal development in our students. In this way these children can grow up to become independent adults with a future in the arts or whatever their passion may be.
http://www.atelierfavela.org/en/atelier-favela/

published:10 Mar 2015

views:110

Who controls the media we see on the streets? Maybe advertisers, and maybe street artists. The graffiti scene is dominated by men, and many advertisers are targeting our insecurities. Not everyone can abide this arrangement.
RachelCassandra & Lauren Gucik were eager to see their voices appear on the street. They teamed up together and made street art in San Francisco. After discovering the power in their collaboration, they searched out other communities of women making street art. They found a vibrant female street artist scene active in Latin America, and they've chronicled the artists they met in their new book WomenStreet Artists of Latin America: ArtWithout Fear / Grafiteras y Muralistas en América Latina: ArteSin Miedo.
In this interview, Justin Hall, a friend of Rachel & Lauren, learns from them about street art, respect for public space, and women speaking out with brilliant color in a macho culture. For more context, see http://links.net/daze/15/11/21-women-street-artists-of-latin-america-an-interview-with-rachel-cassandra-lauren-gucik.html
Featured artists in this video include: Perversa (Bogota, Columbia), Ariz (Guatemala City), and La Kyd & Ladies Destroying (Managua, Nicaragua).

published:22 Nov 2015

views:5040

published:04 Oct 2014

views:220

Spanish/Nat
The SeventhAnnualBen HurChariot Race took place in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Sunday.
The race, which is styled after the 1959 movie depicting the plight of slaves during the Roman Empire, attracts thousands of people every year.
This year's event, held in Managua's National Stadium, had an artistic as well as cultural slant to it, with 800 artists showing off their work.
These chariots are more accustomed to recycling rubbish and taking the groceries to the market than speeding round a race track.
But many of the chariot racers are quite poor and so they use their work carts to race in.
Though undoubtedly attracted by the possibility of winning one of the many luxury prizes on offer, the roar of the crowd is as big an incentive as any.
The event, watched by more than 30-thousand people, took place for the seventh year running in Managua's National Stadium.
The day began with a competition for the 'best dressed Roman citizen'.
Contenders parked their chariots and took to the centre stage of the arena, dressed in improvised Ancient Roman costumes.
Giant carnival figures came on next, accompanied by dancers and singers who whipped up the crowd to a frenzy of excitement.
Each act was announced by a master of ceremonies dressed appropriately as a Roman emperor and supported on the shoulders of six Roman slaves.
The race itself, when it came, took place in the evening to a backdrop of music and fireworks.
Sponsored by private companies, the organiser of the event gave a tongue-in-cheek explained how the race got its name.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"Ben-Hur is short for BenjaminHurtado, so that no one thinks we're plagiarizing from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer (he laughs)...The first chariot driver ever to have registered was called Benjamin Hurtado, and we called the race Ben-Hur."
SUPERCAPTION: PedroSolorzano, race organiser
Competitors prepare for the chariot race for weeks.
They paint their carts to look like Roman chariots and make their own costumes.
And the three overall winners win prizes worth thousands of dollars U-S.
This year's first prize was won for the third year running by LesterCruz.
He won a range of luxury domestic appliances including a brand new kitchen and four thousand U-S dollars.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"This benefits my relatives who are unemployed. I'm the only one working and this has helped me a lot."
SUPERCAPTION: Enrique CruzMartinez, three-time winner
But its the taking part, rather than the winning, that counts.
For many, it is the one time of the year where they can bask in the limelight and be stars for a day.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"There's a purpose in all this which is to help people who - for one day - become the centre of attention and who turn the pavement into the arena for their glory....as the song goes."
SUPERCAPTION: UrielBarreto, Roman Emperor's impersonator
In the style of Charlton Heston's legendary performance in Ben Hur, the top three contenders, took an victory lap around the stadium, waving their trophies to the cheering crowd.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5be33916033da481d68b1000e476ab4a
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

published:21 Jul 2015

views:73

A special braille exhibition in Sydney is highlighting the importance of light for the visually impaired.
Full Story:
An art installation in Sydney Australia is putting light into the limelight.
Newly opened last week (September 17), the pop-up exhibition called cBraille, showcases 16 exhibits about light and blindness.
It displays panels with anecdotes written in braille and backlit for the benefit of the visually impaired.
Sarah Hirst, one of the visitors to the exhibition, has been legally blind since birth. But with the help of the back-lighting she is able to enjoy cBraille.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"So obviously I've got my guide dog Ally and she helps moving me around all the big things and making sure I don't sort of come to harm. But an exhibition like this is fantastic. I suppose lighting up Braille for me, moving through I can actually see it and definitely applied to things like signage it means that I am able to move through an environment and actually pick things up using that light and help to navigate myself around."
The exhibition also runs an audio track with students from the Royal Institute of Deaf and BlindChildren talking about the importance of light.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"I think people often assume that people who are blind or vision impaired, that light isn't something that is particularly important, but when you walk through the exhibition and hear the quotes that have been recorded, you realize it's really quite moving and you realize the significance of light for someone who's vision impaired."
Rob Caslick is a mechanical engineer and industrial designer. He is the brain behind cBraille and is hoping the exhibition will improve the lives of blind people.
[Rob Caslick, cBraille Founder]:
"I met a lady who was blind and she talked often about light, and for me it was a contradiction until I researched it and found out that 90 percent of people who are blind see light and so I decided to create an exhibition that would communicate this to people, the importance of light for people who are blind."
Under the Australian Disability and Discrimination Act in May 2011, all statutory signage must be written in braille.
Caslick says he would like to see all signs lit, so the blind can use their light perception to locate the Braille more easily.
For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntdtv.org
Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision
Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C

published:26 Sep 2012

views:3641

CD "Favorites" available http://www.michaellucarelli.com Michael Lucarelli plays "Malaguena" on classical guitar. Bonneville Salt FlatsSupport me by downloading this piece from one of the following links:
Download from Itunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/favorites/id312493913
Thanks for all your support!
official website: http://michaellucarelli.com
SUBSCRIBE to my YOUTUBEChannel here:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=michaellucarelli
Visit my channel for more videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/michaellucarelli
my ARTWORK now available at:
https://michael-lucarerllu.pixels.com
My compositions now available on sheetmusicplus:
http://www.michaellucarelli.com/sheet-music.html
MERCHANDISE:
http://michaellucarelli.dizzyjam.com
Please consider supporting me on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/michaellucarelli
(Amazon) Products I use or recommend:
http://www.michaellucarelli.com/amazon2.html
Guitar: - Loriente - "Clarita" cedar top
Thank you so much for Listening/watching :)
Peace
Produced by http://www.DavidPerryFilms.com
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/michael_lucarelli/malaguena_tab.htm

Managua

Managua (Spanish pronunciation:[maˈnaɣwa]) is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as of the department of the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in 1852. Prior to its inception as the capital city, the title had alternated between the cities of León and Granada. The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake and the ensuing years of war in the 1980s severely disrupted and stunted Managua's growth. It was not until the mid-1990s that Managua began to see a resurgence in investment and infrastructural development. The city has a metropolitan population of about 2,408,000, which includes the neighboring cities of Ciudad Sandino and Tipitapa. Managua is composed predominantly of mestizos and whites who are mainly of Spanish descent, with a minority being of French, Jewish Nicaraguan, German Nicaraguan, Italian, Russian and Turkish descent. Managua is the second most populous city in Central America, after Guatemala City.

Managua Department

Managua (Spanish pronunciation:[maˈnaɣwa]) is a department in Nicaragua. It covers an area of 3,672 km² and has a population of 1,380,300 (2005 census), making it the country's most populated department. The capital is the city of Managua, which is also the capital of Nicaragua. The department has two coastlines, on the Pacific Ocean and on Lake Managua, but does not border Lake Nicaragua.

Freddy Martin

Early life

Freddy Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised largely in an orphanage and by various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to C-melody saxophone and subsequently tenor saxophone, the latter the one with which he would be identified. Early on, he had intended to become a journalist. He had hoped that he would earn enough money from his musical work to enter Ohio State University, but instead, he wound up becoming an accomplished musician. Martin led his own band while he was in high school, then played in various local bands. After working on a ship's band, Martin joined the Mason-Dixon band, then joined Arnold Johnson and Jack Albin. It was with Albin's "Hotel Pennsylvania Music" that he made his first recordings, for Columbia's Harmony, Velvet Tone, and Clarion 50-cent labels in 1930.

Early career

After a couple of years, his skill began attracting other musicians. One such musician was Guy Lombardo, who would remain friends with Martin throughout his life. After graduation from high school, Martin accepted a job at the H.N. White musical instrument company. When Lombardo was playing in Cleveland, Martin tried giving Lombardo some saxophones, which proved unsuccessful. Fortunately, Lombardo did get to hear Martin's band. One night, when Guy could not do a certain date, he suggested that Martin's band could fill in for him. The band did very well and that's how Martin's career really got started. But the band broke up and he did not form a permanent band until 1931 at the Bossert Hotel in Brooklyn.

The recording by Guy Lombardo's orchestra was recorded on November 15, 1946, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 23782. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 14, 1947 and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4.

The recording by Kay Kyser's orchestra was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 37214. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on March 7, 1947 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9.

Featured in film

Latin America

Latin America is the group of territories and countries in the Americas where Romance languages are spoken. The term originated in 19th century France to include French-speaking territories in the Americas within the larger group of countries that speak Spanish and Portuguese. It is therefore marginally broader than the term Iberian America or Spanish America, though it excludes French-speaking Quebec. Latin America consists of twenty sovereign states and several territories and dependencies which cover an area that stretches from the southern border of the United States to the southern tip of South America, including the Caribbean. It has an area of approximately 19,197,000km2 (7,412,000sq mi), almost 13% of the earth's land surface area.

As of 2015, its population was estimated at more than 626 million and in 2014, Latin America had a combined nominal GDP of 5,573,397 million USD and a GDP PPP of 7,531,585 million USD. The term "Latin America" was first used in 1861 in La revue des races Latines, a magazine "dedicated to the cause of Pan-Latinism".

Managua, Nicaragua (Gamse-Fields) by Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, vocal by Stuart Wade and Ensemble (CD audio source)
Martin's most popular recording of 1947 was this happy #1 hit, though it had some stiff competition from the Guy Lombardo and Kay Kyser versions. Those are both included in this collection, as is the Freddy Martin tune "The Lady From 29 Palms."
TIP: Click this link to browse through all 128 videos of the 1947 HITSARCHIVE collection, alphabetically arranged in the convenient YouTube Playlist format: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTFzQlK7fWk-5DDC-ickml_On0NNJ3D3p
THE 1947 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or "re-processed stereo")
MusicProf78 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicprof78/689903871053047

Sketching in Public (Managua)

FUNARTE - Colour of Affection

FUNARTE is an organization in Nicaragua that is dedicated to spreading messages of peace and social justice through artwork, and serves at-risk youth in Nicaragua. Their work can be seen on our Casa in Managua and on murals created by visiting artists in Ontario. This video explains what FUNARTE means to Nicaraguans.

4:29

Dare to Dream Video Pals: Brooklyn & Managua

Dare to Dream Video Pals: Brooklyn & Managua

Dare to Dream Video Pals: Brooklyn & Managua

The Things Are ChangingProduction’s “Dare to DreamProject” is a youth media program started in 2008 as an annual media arts initiative for New York City youth, developed by mentors Joél Mejia and KatyWalker. This pilot project is a way to provide adolescents and young adults with hands-on artistic training and opportunities for creative expression. The themes covered in the workshops and after school activities include cultural identity, media literacy, environmental conservation, bi-lingual communication, creative expression, community building as well as understanding what it means to be a global citizen.
Red HookArt Project’s mission is to help children and youth who have shown previous dedication to their talent to develop their self-esteem, self- expression, creativity, and responsibility through mentor relationships with working artists, musicians, and writers.
https://redhook-artproject.squarespace.com/katy-walker/
AtelierFavela in Nicaragua is a humanitarian organisation that supports the poverty-stricken children of Ticuantepe Nicaragua. Through lessons in Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, Circus and Capoeira at our cultural centre we hope to stimulate personal development in our students. In this way these children can grow up to become independent adults with a future in the arts or whatever their passion may be.
http://www.atelierfavela.org/en/atelier-favela/

Who controls the media we see on the streets? Maybe advertisers, and maybe street artists. The graffiti scene is dominated by men, and many advertisers are targeting our insecurities. Not everyone can abide this arrangement.
RachelCassandra & Lauren Gucik were eager to see their voices appear on the street. They teamed up together and made street art in San Francisco. After discovering the power in their collaboration, they searched out other communities of women making street art. They found a vibrant female street artist scene active in Latin America, and they've chronicled the artists they met in their new book WomenStreet Artists of Latin America: ArtWithout Fear / Grafiteras y Muralistas en América Latina: ArteSin Miedo.
In this interview, Justin Hall, a friend of Rachel & Lauren, learns from them about street art, respect for public space, and women speaking out with brilliant color in a macho culture. For more context, see http://links.net/daze/15/11/21-women-street-artists-of-latin-america-an-interview-with-rachel-cassandra-lauren-gucik.html
Featured artists in this video include: Perversa (Bogota, Columbia), Ariz (Guatemala City), and La Kyd & Ladies Destroying (Managua, Nicaragua).

2:36

Managua street performance Nicaragua

Managua street performance Nicaragua

Managua street performance Nicaragua

2:10

NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: 7TH ANNUAL BEN HUR CHARIOT RACE

NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: 7TH ANNUAL BEN HUR CHARIOT RACE

NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: 7TH ANNUAL BEN HUR CHARIOT RACE

Spanish/Nat
The SeventhAnnualBen HurChariot Race took place in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Sunday.
The race, which is styled after the 1959 movie depicting the plight of slaves during the Roman Empire, attracts thousands of people every year.
This year's event, held in Managua's National Stadium, had an artistic as well as cultural slant to it, with 800 artists showing off their work.
These chariots are more accustomed to recycling rubbish and taking the groceries to the market than speeding round a race track.
But many of the chariot racers are quite poor and so they use their work carts to race in.
Though undoubtedly attracted by the possibility of winning one of the many luxury prizes on offer, the roar of the crowd is as big an incentive as any.
The event, watched by more than 30-thousand people, took place for the seventh year running in Managua's National Stadium.
The day began with a competition for the 'best dressed Roman citizen'.
Contenders parked their chariots and took to the centre stage of the arena, dressed in improvised Ancient Roman costumes.
Giant carnival figures came on next, accompanied by dancers and singers who whipped up the crowd to a frenzy of excitement.
Each act was announced by a master of ceremonies dressed appropriately as a Roman emperor and supported on the shoulders of six Roman slaves.
The race itself, when it came, took place in the evening to a backdrop of music and fireworks.
Sponsored by private companies, the organiser of the event gave a tongue-in-cheek explained how the race got its name.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"Ben-Hur is short for BenjaminHurtado, so that no one thinks we're plagiarizing from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer (he laughs)...The first chariot driver ever to have registered was called Benjamin Hurtado, and we called the race Ben-Hur."
SUPERCAPTION: PedroSolorzano, race organiser
Competitors prepare for the chariot race for weeks.
They paint their carts to look like Roman chariots and make their own costumes.
And the three overall winners win prizes worth thousands of dollars U-S.
This year's first prize was won for the third year running by LesterCruz.
He won a range of luxury domestic appliances including a brand new kitchen and four thousand U-S dollars.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"This benefits my relatives who are unemployed. I'm the only one working and this has helped me a lot."
SUPERCAPTION: Enrique CruzMartinez, three-time winner
But its the taking part, rather than the winning, that counts.
For many, it is the one time of the year where they can bask in the limelight and be stars for a day.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"There's a purpose in all this which is to help people who - for one day - become the centre of attention and who turn the pavement into the arena for their glory....as the song goes."
SUPERCAPTION: UrielBarreto, Roman Emperor's impersonator
In the style of Charlton Heston's legendary performance in Ben Hur, the top three contenders, took an victory lap around the stadium, waving their trophies to the cheering crowd.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5be33916033da481d68b1000e476ab4a
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

2:13

Art Exhibit For the Blind Opens in Sydney

Art Exhibit For the Blind Opens in Sydney

Art Exhibit For the Blind Opens in Sydney

A special braille exhibition in Sydney is highlighting the importance of light for the visually impaired.
Full Story:
An art installation in Sydney Australia is putting light into the limelight.
Newly opened last week (September 17), the pop-up exhibition called cBraille, showcases 16 exhibits about light and blindness.
It displays panels with anecdotes written in braille and backlit for the benefit of the visually impaired.
Sarah Hirst, one of the visitors to the exhibition, has been legally blind since birth. But with the help of the back-lighting she is able to enjoy cBraille.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"So obviously I've got my guide dog Ally and she helps moving me around all the big things and making sure I don't sort of come to harm. But an exhibition like this is fantastic. I suppose lighting up Braille for me, moving through I can actually see it and definitely applied to things like signage it means that I am able to move through an environment and actually pick things up using that light and help to navigate myself around."
The exhibition also runs an audio track with students from the Royal Institute of Deaf and BlindChildren talking about the importance of light.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"I think people often assume that people who are blind or vision impaired, that light isn't something that is particularly important, but when you walk through the exhibition and hear the quotes that have been recorded, you realize it's really quite moving and you realize the significance of light for someone who's vision impaired."
Rob Caslick is a mechanical engineer and industrial designer. He is the brain behind cBraille and is hoping the exhibition will improve the lives of blind people.
[Rob Caslick, cBraille Founder]:
"I met a lady who was blind and she talked often about light, and for me it was a contradiction until I researched it and found out that 90 percent of people who are blind see light and so I decided to create an exhibition that would communicate this to people, the importance of light for people who are blind."
Under the Australian Disability and Discrimination Act in May 2011, all statutory signage must be written in braille.
Caslick says he would like to see all signs lit, so the blind can use their light perception to locate the Braille more easily.
For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntdtv.org
Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision
Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C

3:32

Malaguena - Michael Lucarelli, classical guitar

Malaguena - Michael Lucarelli, classical guitar

Malaguena - Michael Lucarelli, classical guitar

CD "Favorites" available http://www.michaellucarelli.com Michael Lucarelli plays "Malaguena" on classical guitar. Bonneville Salt FlatsSupport me by downloading this piece from one of the following links:
Download from Itunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/favorites/id312493913
Thanks for all your support!
official website: http://michaellucarelli.com
SUBSCRIBE to my YOUTUBEChannel here:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=michaellucarelli
Visit my channel for more videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/michaellucarelli
my ARTWORK now available at:
https://michael-lucarerllu.pixels.com
My compositions now available on sheetmusicplus:
http://www.michaellucarelli.com/sheet-music.html
MERCHANDISE:
http://michaellucarelli.dizzyjam.com
Please consider supporting me on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/michaellucarelli
(Amazon) Products I use or recommend:
http://www.michaellucarelli.com/amazon2.html
Guitar: - Loriente - "Clarita" cedar top
Thank you so much for Listening/watching :)
Peace
Produced by http://www.DavidPerryFilms.com
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/michael_lucarelli/malaguena_tab.htm

Managua, Nicaragua (Gamse-Fields) by Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, vocal by Stuart Wade and Ensemble (CD audio source)
Martin's most popular recording of 1947 was this happy #1 hit, though it had some stiff competition from the Guy Lombardo and Kay Kyser versions. Those are both included in this collection, as is the Freddy Martin tune "The Lady From 29 Palms."
TIP: Click this link to browse through all 128 videos of the 1947 HITSARCHIVE collection, alphabetically arranged in the convenient YouTube Playlist format: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTFzQlK7fWk-5DDC-ickml_On0NNJ3D3p
THE 1947 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or "re-process...

Managua Political Graffiti

Sketching in Public (Managua)

FUNARTE - Colour of Affection

FUNARTE is an organization in Nicaragua that is dedicated to spreading messages of peace and social justice through artwork, and serves at-risk youth in Nicaragua. Their work can be seen on our Casa in Managua and on murals created by visiting artists in Ontario. This video explains what FUNARTE means to Nicaraguans.

published: 24 Jun 2015

Dare to Dream Video Pals: Brooklyn & Managua

The Things Are ChangingProduction’s “Dare to DreamProject” is a youth media program started in 2008 as an annual media arts initiative for New York City youth, developed by mentors Joél Mejia and KatyWalker. This pilot project is a way to provide adolescents and young adults with hands-on artistic training and opportunities for creative expression. The themes covered in the workshops and after school activities include cultural identity, media literacy, environmental conservation, bi-lingual communication, creative expression, community building as well as understanding what it means to be a global citizen.
Red HookArt Project’s mission is to help children and youth who have shown previous dedication to their talent to develop their self-esteem, self- expression, creativity, and respo...

Who controls the media we see on the streets? Maybe advertisers, and maybe street artists. The graffiti scene is dominated by men, and many advertisers are targeting our insecurities. Not everyone can abide this arrangement.
RachelCassandra & Lauren Gucik were eager to see their voices appear on the street. They teamed up together and made street art in San Francisco. After discovering the power in their collaboration, they searched out other communities of women making street art. They found a vibrant female street artist scene active in Latin America, and they've chronicled the artists they met in their new book WomenStreet Artists of Latin America: ArtWithout Fear / Grafiteras y Muralistas en América Latina: ArteSin Miedo.
In this interview, Justin Hall, a friend of Rachel & Lau...

published: 22 Nov 2015

Managua street performance Nicaragua

published: 04 Oct 2014

NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: 7TH ANNUAL BEN HUR CHARIOT RACE

Spanish/Nat
The SeventhAnnualBen HurChariot Race took place in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Sunday.
The race, which is styled after the 1959 movie depicting the plight of slaves during the Roman Empire, attracts thousands of people every year.
This year's event, held in Managua's National Stadium, had an artistic as well as cultural slant to it, with 800 artists showing off their work.
These chariots are more accustomed to recycling rubbish and taking the groceries to the market than speeding round a race track.
But many of the chariot racers are quite poor and so they use their work carts to race in.
Though undoubtedly attracted by the possibility of winning one of the many luxury prizes on offer, the roar of the crowd is as big an incentive as any. ...

published: 21 Jul 2015

Art Exhibit For the Blind Opens in Sydney

A special braille exhibition in Sydney is highlighting the importance of light for the visually impaired.
Full Story:
An art installation in Sydney Australia is putting light into the limelight.
Newly opened last week (September 17), the pop-up exhibition called cBraille, showcases 16 exhibits about light and blindness.
It displays panels with anecdotes written in braille and backlit for the benefit of the visually impaired.
Sarah Hirst, one of the visitors to the exhibition, has been legally blind since birth. But with the help of the back-lighting she is able to enjoy cBraille.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"So obviously I've got my guide dog Ally and she helps moving me around all the big things and making sure I don't sort of come to harm. But an exhibition like this is fanta...

published: 26 Sep 2012

Malaguena - Michael Lucarelli, classical guitar

CD "Favorites" available http://www.michaellucarelli.com Michael Lucarelli plays "Malaguena" on classical guitar. Bonneville Salt FlatsSupport me by downloading this piece from one of the following links:
Download from Itunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/favorites/id312493913
Thanks for all your support!
official website: http://michaellucarelli.com
SUBSCRIBE to my YOUTUBEChannel here:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=michaellucarelli
Visit my channel for more videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/michaellucarelli
my ARTWORK now available at:
https://michael-lucarerllu.pixels.com
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MERCHANDISE:
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Please consider supporting me o...

Managua, Nicaragua (Gamse-Fields) by Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, vocal by Stuart Wade and Ensemble (CD audio source)
Martin's most popular recording of 1947 was this happy #1 hit, though it had some stiff competition from the Guy Lombardo and Kay Kyser versions. Those are both included in this collection, as is the Freddy Martin tune "The Lady From 29 Palms."
TIP: Click this link to browse through all 128 videos of the 1947 HITSARCHIVE collection, alphabetically arranged in the convenient YouTube Playlist format: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTFzQlK7fWk-5DDC-ickml_On0NNJ3D3p
THE 1947 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or "re-processed stereo")
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Managua, Nicaragua (Gamse-Fields) by Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, vocal by Stuart Wade and Ensemble (CD audio source)
Martin's most popular recording of 1947 was this happy #1 hit, though it had some stiff competition from the Guy Lombardo and Kay Kyser versions. Those are both included in this collection, as is the Freddy Martin tune "The Lady From 29 Palms."
TIP: Click this link to browse through all 128 videos of the 1947 HITSARCHIVE collection, alphabetically arranged in the convenient YouTube Playlist format: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTFzQlK7fWk-5DDC-ickml_On0NNJ3D3p
THE 1947 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or "re-processed stereo")
MusicProf78 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicprof78/689903871053047

FUNARTE - Colour of Affection

FUNARTE is an organization in Nicaragua that is dedicated to spreading messages of peace and social justice through artwork, and serves at-risk youth in Nicarag...

FUNARTE is an organization in Nicaragua that is dedicated to spreading messages of peace and social justice through artwork, and serves at-risk youth in Nicaragua. Their work can be seen on our Casa in Managua and on murals created by visiting artists in Ontario. This video explains what FUNARTE means to Nicaraguans.

FUNARTE is an organization in Nicaragua that is dedicated to spreading messages of peace and social justice through artwork, and serves at-risk youth in Nicaragua. Their work can be seen on our Casa in Managua and on murals created by visiting artists in Ontario. This video explains what FUNARTE means to Nicaraguans.

The Things Are ChangingProduction’s “Dare to DreamProject” is a youth media program started in 2008 as an annual media arts initiative for New York City youth, developed by mentors Joél Mejia and KatyWalker. This pilot project is a way to provide adolescents and young adults with hands-on artistic training and opportunities for creative expression. The themes covered in the workshops and after school activities include cultural identity, media literacy, environmental conservation, bi-lingual communication, creative expression, community building as well as understanding what it means to be a global citizen.
Red HookArt Project’s mission is to help children and youth who have shown previous dedication to their talent to develop their self-esteem, self- expression, creativity, and responsibility through mentor relationships with working artists, musicians, and writers.
https://redhook-artproject.squarespace.com/katy-walker/
AtelierFavela in Nicaragua is a humanitarian organisation that supports the poverty-stricken children of Ticuantepe Nicaragua. Through lessons in Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, Circus and Capoeira at our cultural centre we hope to stimulate personal development in our students. In this way these children can grow up to become independent adults with a future in the arts or whatever their passion may be.
http://www.atelierfavela.org/en/atelier-favela/

The Things Are ChangingProduction’s “Dare to DreamProject” is a youth media program started in 2008 as an annual media arts initiative for New York City youth, developed by mentors Joél Mejia and KatyWalker. This pilot project is a way to provide adolescents and young adults with hands-on artistic training and opportunities for creative expression. The themes covered in the workshops and after school activities include cultural identity, media literacy, environmental conservation, bi-lingual communication, creative expression, community building as well as understanding what it means to be a global citizen.
Red HookArt Project’s mission is to help children and youth who have shown previous dedication to their talent to develop their self-esteem, self- expression, creativity, and responsibility through mentor relationships with working artists, musicians, and writers.
https://redhook-artproject.squarespace.com/katy-walker/
AtelierFavela in Nicaragua is a humanitarian organisation that supports the poverty-stricken children of Ticuantepe Nicaragua. Through lessons in Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, Circus and Capoeira at our cultural centre we hope to stimulate personal development in our students. In this way these children can grow up to become independent adults with a future in the arts or whatever their passion may be.
http://www.atelierfavela.org/en/atelier-favela/

Who controls the media we see on the streets? Maybe advertisers, and maybe street artists. The graffiti scene is dominated by men, and many advertisers are tar...

Who controls the media we see on the streets? Maybe advertisers, and maybe street artists. The graffiti scene is dominated by men, and many advertisers are targeting our insecurities. Not everyone can abide this arrangement.
RachelCassandra & Lauren Gucik were eager to see their voices appear on the street. They teamed up together and made street art in San Francisco. After discovering the power in their collaboration, they searched out other communities of women making street art. They found a vibrant female street artist scene active in Latin America, and they've chronicled the artists they met in their new book WomenStreet Artists of Latin America: ArtWithout Fear / Grafiteras y Muralistas en América Latina: ArteSin Miedo.
In this interview, Justin Hall, a friend of Rachel & Lauren, learns from them about street art, respect for public space, and women speaking out with brilliant color in a macho culture. For more context, see http://links.net/daze/15/11/21-women-street-artists-of-latin-america-an-interview-with-rachel-cassandra-lauren-gucik.html
Featured artists in this video include: Perversa (Bogota, Columbia), Ariz (Guatemala City), and La Kyd & Ladies Destroying (Managua, Nicaragua).

Who controls the media we see on the streets? Maybe advertisers, and maybe street artists. The graffiti scene is dominated by men, and many advertisers are targeting our insecurities. Not everyone can abide this arrangement.
RachelCassandra & Lauren Gucik were eager to see their voices appear on the street. They teamed up together and made street art in San Francisco. After discovering the power in their collaboration, they searched out other communities of women making street art. They found a vibrant female street artist scene active in Latin America, and they've chronicled the artists they met in their new book WomenStreet Artists of Latin America: ArtWithout Fear / Grafiteras y Muralistas en América Latina: ArteSin Miedo.
In this interview, Justin Hall, a friend of Rachel & Lauren, learns from them about street art, respect for public space, and women speaking out with brilliant color in a macho culture. For more context, see http://links.net/daze/15/11/21-women-street-artists-of-latin-america-an-interview-with-rachel-cassandra-lauren-gucik.html
Featured artists in this video include: Perversa (Bogota, Columbia), Ariz (Guatemala City), and La Kyd & Ladies Destroying (Managua, Nicaragua).

Spanish/Nat
The SeventhAnnualBen HurChariot Race took place in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Sunday.
The race, which is styled after the 1959 movie depicting the plight of slaves during the Roman Empire, attracts thousands of people every year.
This year's event, held in Managua's National Stadium, had an artistic as well as cultural slant to it, with 800 artists showing off their work.
These chariots are more accustomed to recycling rubbish and taking the groceries to the market than speeding round a race track.
But many of the chariot racers are quite poor and so they use their work carts to race in.
Though undoubtedly attracted by the possibility of winning one of the many luxury prizes on offer, the roar of the crowd is as big an incentive as any.
The event, watched by more than 30-thousand people, took place for the seventh year running in Managua's National Stadium.
The day began with a competition for the 'best dressed Roman citizen'.
Contenders parked their chariots and took to the centre stage of the arena, dressed in improvised Ancient Roman costumes.
Giant carnival figures came on next, accompanied by dancers and singers who whipped up the crowd to a frenzy of excitement.
Each act was announced by a master of ceremonies dressed appropriately as a Roman emperor and supported on the shoulders of six Roman slaves.
The race itself, when it came, took place in the evening to a backdrop of music and fireworks.
Sponsored by private companies, the organiser of the event gave a tongue-in-cheek explained how the race got its name.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"Ben-Hur is short for BenjaminHurtado, so that no one thinks we're plagiarizing from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer (he laughs)...The first chariot driver ever to have registered was called Benjamin Hurtado, and we called the race Ben-Hur."
SUPERCAPTION: PedroSolorzano, race organiser
Competitors prepare for the chariot race for weeks.
They paint their carts to look like Roman chariots and make their own costumes.
And the three overall winners win prizes worth thousands of dollars U-S.
This year's first prize was won for the third year running by LesterCruz.
He won a range of luxury domestic appliances including a brand new kitchen and four thousand U-S dollars.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"This benefits my relatives who are unemployed. I'm the only one working and this has helped me a lot."
SUPERCAPTION: Enrique CruzMartinez, three-time winner
But its the taking part, rather than the winning, that counts.
For many, it is the one time of the year where they can bask in the limelight and be stars for a day.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"There's a purpose in all this which is to help people who - for one day - become the centre of attention and who turn the pavement into the arena for their glory....as the song goes."
SUPERCAPTION: UrielBarreto, Roman Emperor's impersonator
In the style of Charlton Heston's legendary performance in Ben Hur, the top three contenders, took an victory lap around the stadium, waving their trophies to the cheering crowd.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5be33916033da481d68b1000e476ab4a
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

Spanish/Nat
The SeventhAnnualBen HurChariot Race took place in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Sunday.
The race, which is styled after the 1959 movie depicting the plight of slaves during the Roman Empire, attracts thousands of people every year.
This year's event, held in Managua's National Stadium, had an artistic as well as cultural slant to it, with 800 artists showing off their work.
These chariots are more accustomed to recycling rubbish and taking the groceries to the market than speeding round a race track.
But many of the chariot racers are quite poor and so they use their work carts to race in.
Though undoubtedly attracted by the possibility of winning one of the many luxury prizes on offer, the roar of the crowd is as big an incentive as any.
The event, watched by more than 30-thousand people, took place for the seventh year running in Managua's National Stadium.
The day began with a competition for the 'best dressed Roman citizen'.
Contenders parked their chariots and took to the centre stage of the arena, dressed in improvised Ancient Roman costumes.
Giant carnival figures came on next, accompanied by dancers and singers who whipped up the crowd to a frenzy of excitement.
Each act was announced by a master of ceremonies dressed appropriately as a Roman emperor and supported on the shoulders of six Roman slaves.
The race itself, when it came, took place in the evening to a backdrop of music and fireworks.
Sponsored by private companies, the organiser of the event gave a tongue-in-cheek explained how the race got its name.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"Ben-Hur is short for BenjaminHurtado, so that no one thinks we're plagiarizing from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer (he laughs)...The first chariot driver ever to have registered was called Benjamin Hurtado, and we called the race Ben-Hur."
SUPERCAPTION: PedroSolorzano, race organiser
Competitors prepare for the chariot race for weeks.
They paint their carts to look like Roman chariots and make their own costumes.
And the three overall winners win prizes worth thousands of dollars U-S.
This year's first prize was won for the third year running by LesterCruz.
He won a range of luxury domestic appliances including a brand new kitchen and four thousand U-S dollars.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"This benefits my relatives who are unemployed. I'm the only one working and this has helped me a lot."
SUPERCAPTION: Enrique CruzMartinez, three-time winner
But its the taking part, rather than the winning, that counts.
For many, it is the one time of the year where they can bask in the limelight and be stars for a day.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"There's a purpose in all this which is to help people who - for one day - become the centre of attention and who turn the pavement into the arena for their glory....as the song goes."
SUPERCAPTION: UrielBarreto, Roman Emperor's impersonator
In the style of Charlton Heston's legendary performance in Ben Hur, the top three contenders, took an victory lap around the stadium, waving their trophies to the cheering crowd.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5be33916033da481d68b1000e476ab4a
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

Art Exhibit For the Blind Opens in Sydney

A special braille exhibition in Sydney is highlighting the importance of light for the visually impaired.
Full Story:
An art installation in Sydney Australia...

A special braille exhibition in Sydney is highlighting the importance of light for the visually impaired.
Full Story:
An art installation in Sydney Australia is putting light into the limelight.
Newly opened last week (September 17), the pop-up exhibition called cBraille, showcases 16 exhibits about light and blindness.
It displays panels with anecdotes written in braille and backlit for the benefit of the visually impaired.
Sarah Hirst, one of the visitors to the exhibition, has been legally blind since birth. But with the help of the back-lighting she is able to enjoy cBraille.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"So obviously I've got my guide dog Ally and she helps moving me around all the big things and making sure I don't sort of come to harm. But an exhibition like this is fantastic. I suppose lighting up Braille for me, moving through I can actually see it and definitely applied to things like signage it means that I am able to move through an environment and actually pick things up using that light and help to navigate myself around."
The exhibition also runs an audio track with students from the Royal Institute of Deaf and BlindChildren talking about the importance of light.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"I think people often assume that people who are blind or vision impaired, that light isn't something that is particularly important, but when you walk through the exhibition and hear the quotes that have been recorded, you realize it's really quite moving and you realize the significance of light for someone who's vision impaired."
Rob Caslick is a mechanical engineer and industrial designer. He is the brain behind cBraille and is hoping the exhibition will improve the lives of blind people.
[Rob Caslick, cBraille Founder]:
"I met a lady who was blind and she talked often about light, and for me it was a contradiction until I researched it and found out that 90 percent of people who are blind see light and so I decided to create an exhibition that would communicate this to people, the importance of light for people who are blind."
Under the Australian Disability and Discrimination Act in May 2011, all statutory signage must be written in braille.
Caslick says he would like to see all signs lit, so the blind can use their light perception to locate the Braille more easily.
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A special braille exhibition in Sydney is highlighting the importance of light for the visually impaired.
Full Story:
An art installation in Sydney Australia is putting light into the limelight.
Newly opened last week (September 17), the pop-up exhibition called cBraille, showcases 16 exhibits about light and blindness.
It displays panels with anecdotes written in braille and backlit for the benefit of the visually impaired.
Sarah Hirst, one of the visitors to the exhibition, has been legally blind since birth. But with the help of the back-lighting she is able to enjoy cBraille.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"So obviously I've got my guide dog Ally and she helps moving me around all the big things and making sure I don't sort of come to harm. But an exhibition like this is fantastic. I suppose lighting up Braille for me, moving through I can actually see it and definitely applied to things like signage it means that I am able to move through an environment and actually pick things up using that light and help to navigate myself around."
The exhibition also runs an audio track with students from the Royal Institute of Deaf and BlindChildren talking about the importance of light.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"I think people often assume that people who are blind or vision impaired, that light isn't something that is particularly important, but when you walk through the exhibition and hear the quotes that have been recorded, you realize it's really quite moving and you realize the significance of light for someone who's vision impaired."
Rob Caslick is a mechanical engineer and industrial designer. He is the brain behind cBraille and is hoping the exhibition will improve the lives of blind people.
[Rob Caslick, cBraille Founder]:
"I met a lady who was blind and she talked often about light, and for me it was a contradiction until I researched it and found out that 90 percent of people who are blind see light and so I decided to create an exhibition that would communicate this to people, the importance of light for people who are blind."
Under the Australian Disability and Discrimination Act in May 2011, all statutory signage must be written in braille.
Caslick says he would like to see all signs lit, so the blind can use their light perception to locate the Braille more easily.
For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntdtv.org
Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision
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CD "Favorites" available http://www.michaellucarelli.com Michael Lucarelli plays "Malaguena" on classical guitar. Bonneville Salt FlatsSupport me by downloading this piece from one of the following links:
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Thank you so much for Listening/watching :)
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Produced by http://www.DavidPerryFilms.com
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/michael_lucarelli/malaguena_tab.htm

CD "Favorites" available http://www.michaellucarelli.com Michael Lucarelli plays "Malaguena" on classical guitar. Bonneville Salt FlatsSupport me by downloading this piece from one of the following links:
Download from Itunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/favorites/id312493913
Thanks for all your support!
official website: http://michaellucarelli.com
SUBSCRIBE to my YOUTUBEChannel here:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=michaellucarelli
Visit my channel for more videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/michaellucarelli
my ARTWORK now available at:
https://michael-lucarerllu.pixels.com
My compositions now available on sheetmusicplus:
http://www.michaellucarelli.com/sheet-music.html
MERCHANDISE:
http://michaellucarelli.dizzyjam.com
Please consider supporting me on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/michaellucarelli
(Amazon) Products I use or recommend:
http://www.michaellucarelli.com/amazon2.html
Guitar: - Loriente - "Clarita" cedar top
Thank you so much for Listening/watching :)
Peace
Produced by http://www.DavidPerryFilms.com
http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/michael_lucarelli/malaguena_tab.htm

Managua, Nicaragua (Gamse-Fields) by Freddy Martin & his Orchestra, vocal by Stuart Wade and Ensemble (CD audio source)
Martin's most popular recording of 1947 was this happy #1 hit, though it had some stiff competition from the Guy Lombardo and Kay Kyser versions. Those are both included in this collection, as is the Freddy Martin tune "The Lady From 29 Palms."
TIP: Click this link to browse through all 128 videos of the 1947 HITSARCHIVE collection, alphabetically arranged in the convenient YouTube Playlist format: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTFzQlK7fWk-5DDC-ickml_On0NNJ3D3p
THE 1947 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or "re-processed stereo")
MusicProf78 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicprof78/689903871053047

FUNARTE - Colour of Affection

FUNARTE is an organization in Nicaragua that is dedicated to spreading messages of peace and social justice through artwork, and serves at-risk youth in Nicaragua. Their work can be seen on our Casa in Managua and on murals created by visiting artists in Ontario. This video explains what FUNARTE means to Nicaraguans.

Dare to Dream Video Pals: Brooklyn & Managua

The Things Are ChangingProduction’s “Dare to DreamProject” is a youth media program started in 2008 as an annual media arts initiative for New York City youth, developed by mentors Joél Mejia and KatyWalker. This pilot project is a way to provide adolescents and young adults with hands-on artistic training and opportunities for creative expression. The themes covered in the workshops and after school activities include cultural identity, media literacy, environmental conservation, bi-lingual communication, creative expression, community building as well as understanding what it means to be a global citizen.
Red HookArt Project’s mission is to help children and youth who have shown previous dedication to their talent to develop their self-esteem, self- expression, creativity, and responsibility through mentor relationships with working artists, musicians, and writers.
https://redhook-artproject.squarespace.com/katy-walker/
AtelierFavela in Nicaragua is a humanitarian organisation that supports the poverty-stricken children of Ticuantepe Nicaragua. Through lessons in Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, Circus and Capoeira at our cultural centre we hope to stimulate personal development in our students. In this way these children can grow up to become independent adults with a future in the arts or whatever their passion may be.
http://www.atelierfavela.org/en/atelier-favela/

Who controls the media we see on the streets? Maybe advertisers, and maybe street artists. The graffiti scene is dominated by men, and many advertisers are targeting our insecurities. Not everyone can abide this arrangement.
RachelCassandra & Lauren Gucik were eager to see their voices appear on the street. They teamed up together and made street art in San Francisco. After discovering the power in their collaboration, they searched out other communities of women making street art. They found a vibrant female street artist scene active in Latin America, and they've chronicled the artists they met in their new book WomenStreet Artists of Latin America: ArtWithout Fear / Grafiteras y Muralistas en América Latina: ArteSin Miedo.
In this interview, Justin Hall, a friend of Rachel & Lauren, learns from them about street art, respect for public space, and women speaking out with brilliant color in a macho culture. For more context, see http://links.net/daze/15/11/21-women-street-artists-of-latin-america-an-interview-with-rachel-cassandra-lauren-gucik.html
Featured artists in this video include: Perversa (Bogota, Columbia), Ariz (Guatemala City), and La Kyd & Ladies Destroying (Managua, Nicaragua).

NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: 7TH ANNUAL BEN HUR CHARIOT RACE

Spanish/Nat
The SeventhAnnualBen HurChariot Race took place in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua on Sunday.
The race, which is styled after the 1959 movie depicting the plight of slaves during the Roman Empire, attracts thousands of people every year.
This year's event, held in Managua's National Stadium, had an artistic as well as cultural slant to it, with 800 artists showing off their work.
These chariots are more accustomed to recycling rubbish and taking the groceries to the market than speeding round a race track.
But many of the chariot racers are quite poor and so they use their work carts to race in.
Though undoubtedly attracted by the possibility of winning one of the many luxury prizes on offer, the roar of the crowd is as big an incentive as any.
The event, watched by more than 30-thousand people, took place for the seventh year running in Managua's National Stadium.
The day began with a competition for the 'best dressed Roman citizen'.
Contenders parked their chariots and took to the centre stage of the arena, dressed in improvised Ancient Roman costumes.
Giant carnival figures came on next, accompanied by dancers and singers who whipped up the crowd to a frenzy of excitement.
Each act was announced by a master of ceremonies dressed appropriately as a Roman emperor and supported on the shoulders of six Roman slaves.
The race itself, when it came, took place in the evening to a backdrop of music and fireworks.
Sponsored by private companies, the organiser of the event gave a tongue-in-cheek explained how the race got its name.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"Ben-Hur is short for BenjaminHurtado, so that no one thinks we're plagiarizing from the Metro Goldwyn Mayer (he laughs)...The first chariot driver ever to have registered was called Benjamin Hurtado, and we called the race Ben-Hur."
SUPERCAPTION: PedroSolorzano, race organiser
Competitors prepare for the chariot race for weeks.
They paint their carts to look like Roman chariots and make their own costumes.
And the three overall winners win prizes worth thousands of dollars U-S.
This year's first prize was won for the third year running by LesterCruz.
He won a range of luxury domestic appliances including a brand new kitchen and four thousand U-S dollars.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"This benefits my relatives who are unemployed. I'm the only one working and this has helped me a lot."
SUPERCAPTION: Enrique CruzMartinez, three-time winner
But its the taking part, rather than the winning, that counts.
For many, it is the one time of the year where they can bask in the limelight and be stars for a day.
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish)
"There's a purpose in all this which is to help people who - for one day - become the centre of attention and who turn the pavement into the arena for their glory....as the song goes."
SUPERCAPTION: UrielBarreto, Roman Emperor's impersonator
In the style of Charlton Heston's legendary performance in Ben Hur, the top three contenders, took an victory lap around the stadium, waving their trophies to the cheering crowd.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5be33916033da481d68b1000e476ab4a
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

Art Exhibit For the Blind Opens in Sydney

A special braille exhibition in Sydney is highlighting the importance of light for the visually impaired.
Full Story:
An art installation in Sydney Australia is putting light into the limelight.
Newly opened last week (September 17), the pop-up exhibition called cBraille, showcases 16 exhibits about light and blindness.
It displays panels with anecdotes written in braille and backlit for the benefit of the visually impaired.
Sarah Hirst, one of the visitors to the exhibition, has been legally blind since birth. But with the help of the back-lighting she is able to enjoy cBraille.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"So obviously I've got my guide dog Ally and she helps moving me around all the big things and making sure I don't sort of come to harm. But an exhibition like this is fantastic. I suppose lighting up Braille for me, moving through I can actually see it and definitely applied to things like signage it means that I am able to move through an environment and actually pick things up using that light and help to navigate myself around."
The exhibition also runs an audio track with students from the Royal Institute of Deaf and BlindChildren talking about the importance of light.
[Sarah Hirst, Visually Impaired]:
"I think people often assume that people who are blind or vision impaired, that light isn't something that is particularly important, but when you walk through the exhibition and hear the quotes that have been recorded, you realize it's really quite moving and you realize the significance of light for someone who's vision impaired."
Rob Caslick is a mechanical engineer and industrial designer. He is the brain behind cBraille and is hoping the exhibition will improve the lives of blind people.
[Rob Caslick, cBraille Founder]:
"I met a lady who was blind and she talked often about light, and for me it was a contradiction until I researched it and found out that 90 percent of people who are blind see light and so I decided to create an exhibition that would communicate this to people, the importance of light for people who are blind."
Under the Australian Disability and Discrimination Act in May 2011, all statutory signage must be written in braille.
Caslick says he would like to see all signs lit, so the blind can use their light perception to locate the Braille more easily.
For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntdtv.org
Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision
Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C

Malaguena - Michael Lucarelli, classical guitar

CD "Favorites" available http://www.michaellucarelli.com Michael Lucarelli plays "Malaguena" on classical guitar. Bonneville Salt FlatsSupport me by downloading this piece from one of the following links:
Download from Itunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/favorites/id312493913
Thanks for all your support!
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Managua

Managua (Spanish pronunciation:[maˈnaɣwa]) is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as of the department of the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in 1852. Prior to its inception as the capital city, the title had alternated between the cities of León and Granada. The 1972 Nicaragua earthquake and the ensuing years of war in the 1980s severely disrupted and stunted Managua's growth. It was not until the mid-1990s that Managua began to see a resurgence in investment and infrastructural development. The city has a metropolitan population of about 2,408,000, which includes the neighboring cities of Ciudad Sandino and Tipitapa. Managua is composed predominantly of mestizos and whites who are mainly of Spanish descent, with a minority being of French, Jewish Nicaraguan, German Nicaraguan, Italian, Russian and Turkish descent. Managua is the second most populous city in Central America, after Guatemala City.